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Lexicon :: Strong's H5288 - naʿar

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נַעַר
Transliteration
naʿar
Pronunciation
nah'-ar
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 1389a

Strong’s Definitions

נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age):—babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 238x

The KJV translates Strong's H5288 in the following manner: young man (76x), servant (54x), child (44x), lad (33x), young (15x), children (7x), youth (6x), babe (1x), boys (1x), young (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 238x
The KJV translates Strong's H5288 in the following manner: young man (76x), servant (54x), child (44x), lad (33x), young (15x), children (7x), youth (6x), babe (1x), boys (1x), young (1x).

  1. a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer

    1. boy, lad, youth

    2. servant, retainer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age):—babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
STRONGS H5288: Abbreviations
II. נַ֫עַר 239 noun masculine
1. boy, lad, youth.
2. retainer (not in P) (Late Hebrew as Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician נער Lzb324); — נ׳ absolute Genesis 37:2 +; construct 1 Samuel 2:13 +; suffix נַעֲרוֺ Judges 19:3 +, נַעֲרָהּ 2 Kings 4:24; plural נְעָרִים 1 Samuel 25:5 +, construct נַעֲרֵי Exodus 24:5 +; suffix נְעָרַי Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 5:10, etc.; —
1. boy, lad, youth (approximately + 133 times)
a. of infant Exodus 2:6 (E; 3 months old), to be born Judges 13:5, 7, 8, 12, just born 1 Samuel 4:21, not weaned 1 Samuel 1:22; also Isaiah 8:4, compare Isaiah 7:16 +.
b. of lad just weaned 1 Samuel 1:24 (strike out 2nd נער, compare further Dr Bu HPS), 1 Samuel 1:25; 1 Samuel 1:27, etc.
c. = youth: of young Ishmael Genesis 21:12f. (E), Isaac Genesis 22:5, 12 (E), Joseph Genesis 37:2 (E; 17 years old), Benjamin Genesis 43:8; Genesis 44:22f. (J), sons of Samuel 1 Samuel 2:17, of Jesse 1 Samuel 16:11; קָטֹן נ׳ little lad 1 Samuel 20:35; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 5:14; Isaiah 11:6, קָטָן נ׳ 1 Kings 11:17, plural 2 Kings 2:23.
d. נ׳ with special stress on youthfulness Judges 8:20; 1 Samuel 17:33, 42; Hosea 11:1; Isaiah 3:4 compare Ecclesiastes 10:16; Isaiah 3:5; Isaiah 10:19; Jeremiah 1:6, 7; 1 Chronicles 22:5; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 13:7; 34:3; so in phrase וְעַד זָקֵן מִנּ׳ Genesis 19:4 (J), Joshua 6:21 (J), Esther 3:13 compare Exodus 10:9 (E), Deuteronomy 28:50; Isaiah 20:4; Isaiah 65:20; Jeremiah 51:22; Lamentations 2:21; Psalm 37:25; Psalm 148:12; Proverbs 22:6.
e. of marriageable age Genesis 34:19 (J), warrior Absalom 2 Samuel 18:5, 12 +, Zadok 1 Chronicles 12:28, etc.
2. servant, retainer (approximately + 105 times):
a. = personal attendant, household servant, Numbers 22:22 (J), Judges 7:10; Judges 7:11; Judges 19:3; 1 Samuel 9:3f.; 2 Kings 4:12; 2 Kings 4:25 —
b. = retainer, follower Genesis 14:24; 1 Samuel 25:5f.; 2 Samuel 2:14f.; 1 Kings 20:14f.; 2 Kings 19:6 = Isaiah 37:6; Job 1:15, 16, 17; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 4:17 — Zechariah 11:16 is corrupt, compare We Now. —
Note. נער occurs in Pentateuch as Kt with Qr perpet. נַעֲרָה which see.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:24; 19:4; 21:12; 22:5; 22:12; 34:19; 37:2; 37:2; 43:8; 44:22

Exodus

2:6; 10:9; 24:5

Numbers

22:22

Deuteronomy

28:50

Joshua

6:21

Judges

7:10; 7:11; 8:20; 13:5; 13:7; 13:8; 13:12; 19:3; 19:3

1 Samuel

1:22; 1:24; 1:25; 1:27; 2:13; 2:17; 4:21; 9:3; 16:11; 17:33; 17:42; 20:35; 25:5; 25:5

2 Samuel

2:14; 18:5; 18:12

1 Kings

3:7; 11:17; 20:14

2 Kings

2:23; 4:12; 4:24; 4:25; 5:14; 19:6

1 Chronicles

12:28; 22:5; 29:1

2 Chronicles

13:7; 34:3

Nehemiah

4:10; 4:10; 4:17; 5:10

Esther

3:13

Job

1:15; 1:16; 1:17

Psalms

37:25; 148:12

Proverbs

22:6

Ecclesiastes

10:16

Isaiah

3:4; 3:5; 7:16; 8:4; 10:19; 11:6; 20:4; 37:6; 65:20

Jeremiah

1:6; 1:7; 51:22

Lamentations

2:21

Hosea

11:1

Zechariah

11:16

H5288

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Strong's Number H5288 matches the Hebrew נַעַר (naʿar),
which occurs 239 times in 221 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 5 (2Ki 4:22–Pro 22:15)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:22 - And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, H5288 and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:24 - Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, H5288 Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:25 - So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, H5288 Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. H5288

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:30 - And the mother of the child H5288 said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:31 - And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; H5288 but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child H5288 is not awaked.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:32 - And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child H5288 was dead, and laid upon his bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child H5288 sneezed seven times, and the child H5288 opened his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:38 - And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, H5288 Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:14 - Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, H5288 and he was clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:20 - But Gehazi, the servant H5288 of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:22 - And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men H5288 of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:23 - And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; H5288 and they bare them before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:15 - And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant H5288 said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; H5288 and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:4 - And the king talked with Gehazi the servant H5288 of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:4 - So the young man, H5288 even the young man H5288 the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:6 - And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants H5288 of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:28 - And Zadok, a young man H5288 mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - And David said, Solomon my son is young H5288 and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:1 - Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young H5288 and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young H5288 and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:3 - For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, H5288 he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants H5288 wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22 - Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant H5288 lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23 - So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, H5288 nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:10 - I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, H5288 might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants H5288 bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:16 - Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants H5288 were gathered thither unto the work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:5 - Then sent Sanballat his servant H5288 unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:19 - And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants H5288 set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:2 - Then said the king's servants H5288 that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:13 - And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young H5288 and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:3 - And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants H5288 that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:5 - And the king's servants H5288 said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:15 - And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants H5288 with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:16 - While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, H5288 and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:17 - While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants H5288 with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:19 - And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, H5288 and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:5 - Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. H5288

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:5 - When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children H5288 were about me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:8 - The young men H5288 saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:25 - I have been young, H5288 and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man H5288 cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:12 - Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: H5288

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:4 - To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man H5288 knowledge and discretion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7 - And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man H5288 void of understanding,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11 - Even a child H5288 is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:6 - Train up a child H5288 in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; H5288 but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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